Trinidad & Tobago
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- August 1, 1976
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, High Court of Justice; the highest court of appeal is the Privy Council of London.
RELIGIONS
26% Catholics; 22% Hindus; 7.8% Anglicans; 6% Muslims, other
From the country
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Even though the Privy Council ruled almost three months...
Even though the Privy Council ruled almost three months ago that the death sentences of 86 convicted killers be commuted to life imprisonment, the order has not yet been carried out
- JULY 30, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
President Maxwell Richards granted a pardon to convicted...
President Maxwell Richards granted a pardon to convicted murderer, Boodram Bedassie, 64, who had spent more than 17 and a half years on death row for a murder he committed in 1972
- JULY 14, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Two Trinidadian men were sentenced to die by hanging...
Two Trinidadian men were sentenced to die by hanging for the murder of a former BBC anchorwoman, her mother and her brother-in-law
- JULY 9, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate...
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate decisions handed down by the London-based Privy Council in death penalty
- JULY 6, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was...
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was abolished, winning a reprieve for more than 60 prisoners on death row, in a historic judgment from nine judges sitting in London
- JUNE 8, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The London-based Privy Council was expected to hand...
The London-based Privy Council was expected to hand down a ruling that would affect the imposition of the death penalty in several Caribbean countries, according to a statement issued by the Barbados government
- APRIL 11, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2003Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of prisoners on death row in the Caribbean...
Hundreds of prisoners on death row in the Caribbean were given new hope as the Privy Council in Britain declared the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago unconstitutional
- MAY 8, 2003Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Three people were sentenced to hang in Trinidad and...
Three people were sentenced to hang in Trinidad and Tobago for the 1996 murder of Clint Huggins, a former state's witness in a much-publicized murder trial
- APRIL 19, 2003Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The London-based Privy Council upheld an appeal by...
The London-based Privy Council upheld an appeal by Bimal Roy Paria, a 29-year-old man in Trinidad and Tobago, who had been sentenced to death for killing his common law wife, her mother and sister on 24 July 1998
- FEBRUARY 18, 2003Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Close to 100 convicted killers cannot now be executed...
Close to 100 convicted killers cannot now be executed in Trinidad and Tobago, because they either have petitions pending before international human rights organizations or the five-year limit set by the London-based Privy Council for them to be kept on de
- JANUARY 14, 2003Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Attorney-General Glenda Morean Phillips said Trinidad...
Attorney-General Glenda Morean Phillips said Trinidad and Tobago was drafting new legislation to allow for the execution of convicted killers